Cimarron Hills, Colorado

Geography

The Cimarron Hills CDP has an area of 15.391 km2, including 0.009 km2 of water.

Demographics

There were 5,382 households, out of which 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.6% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 38.2% from 25 to 44, 16.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,363, and the median income for a family was $48,091. Males had a median income of $32,228 versus $25,611 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,709. About 6.4% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Cimarron Hills CDP for the 1980 United States census. |1980| 6,597 |1990|11,160 |2000|15,194 |2010|16,161 |2020|19,311

Transportation

Highway: Cimarron Hills is 1.5 miles north of U.S. Highway 24. It is also 9 miles from Interstate 25.

Air: The community is three miles north of the Colorado Springs Airport.

Rail: In 1888, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad began construction of a main line between Limon and Colorado Springs, passing through Cimarron Hills. The Rocky Mountain Rocket provided passenger service from 1939 to 1966. In later years, the Cadillac and Lake City Railway provided service between Cimarron Hills and Limon. Although the tracks were removed in 1993, the railroad grade can still be seen as a prominent U-shape in aerial images of Cimarron Hills.

Education

The CDP is divided between School District 49 to the north (with most of the CDP) and the Colorado Springs School District 11 to the south.

References

References

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